IGD: Guide to Charlottesville Solidarity Actions Around the World
In solidarity with our friends at CrimethInc. On August 12, a fascist murdered one person and injured dozens more by driving a vehicle into a crowd of anti-racist protestors in…
2017
Dear Brits. You Welcomed This Pompous Ass into Your House of Lords. He’s Yours. You Take Him.
I’ve never closely followed the life and times of our once and former fellow citizen, Conrad Black. I know the basics. He fleeced his investors, usually legally. Then he crossed…
Donald Trump Just Can’t Quit the White Supremacist Vote
Donald Trump erased any doubt today about his soft spot for white supremacists. After staying mute most of the day following the Charlottesville rampage, Trump finally took to the podium…
What Might It Look Like If/When Neoliberalism Crashes Down?
The Brits are openly discussing what we’ve lacked the conviction to raise in Canada, the need for a new political party. Ever since Layton/Mulcair and Ignatieff/Trudeau followed dutifully in Harper’s…
Canadians (And Pretty Much The Rest Of The World) Had Better Be Careful
Watch the following and you will see why: Recommend this Post
On banked support
A couple of weeks back, I examined the role of endorsements in the federal NDP’s leadership race. Now, I’ll take a quick look at where the current fund-raising numbers and…
Leadership 2017 Links
The latest from the federal NDP leadership campaign as the August 17 membership deadline approaches. (And for those wondering, it’s possible to both check one’s membership status and sign up…
Possibly the Most Heartwarming Aviation Tale I’ve Ever Heard.
This is one of those rare gems. Enjoy.
Ugliness Descends on Charlottesville
A Unite the Right rally at Emancipation Park in Charlottesville,Virginia has ripped the lid off the racism simmering across the United States since the election of Donald Trump and the…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Bill Kerry discusses the role of inequality in causing a global financial meltdown Leaving aside the greed and stupidity of so many of…
Escher visits the volcano.
Yes, a short visit to Het Paleis Escher museum. Of course its a remarkable collection, and my favourites are the landscapes of Italy, wherein he was working out some ideas.…
Me on Adler on North Korea and madmen and other stuff
In which Charles does not let me get away with anything.
On The Edge Of The Abyss
From the chair he occupies at McMaster University, Henry Giroux comments on what is happening in the United States. As Donald Trump edges closer to a confrontation with North Korea,…
Clean Energy Transition Could Create 4 Million Canadian Construction Jobs: Report
By Christopher Cheung for The Tyee. The construction industry has a big role to play as Canada aims to meet to its commitment to the Paris climate agreement and transition…
POWER DRESSING FOR CAREGIVERS: GOOD OR BAD?
Yesterday I read a fascinating blog post by the wonderful Denise Brown, founder of Caregiving.com. Her piece is titled Dressing the Part: Family Caregiver, MD. It argues for caregivers to…
Saturday Photo: The Grand Antonio, and Electricity
One of the grandkids favourite stories is that of The Great Antonio, a Montreal strong man, by Elise Gravel. He pulled buses with his teeth and other feats of strength.…
Donald Trump’s Dangerous War Fever
Ever since Donald Trump went on the war path and started exchanging threats with North Korea, he seems like a new man.And not in a good sense either.For Trump has…
Trump’s Presidential Pique.
It is not amusing. How long does the world have to put up with the childish back-and-forth of President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Neither of these…
How the far-right co-opted “free speech”
This column was published at Maclean’s on May 1, 2017 It was the third time in as many months that supporters of President Donald Trump gathered in Berkeley, Calif., the…